2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jan 30, 2025  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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HIS 460 - The Holocaust

Historical analysis of the extermination of European Jews and millions of other European civilians during World War II. Discussion of historiographical debates about Nazi ideology, the machinery of destruction, collaboration inside and outside Germany, and the responses of victims and bystanders. Prerequisite: HIS 100, 101, 110, 111, JST 140, IST 200 or 210. Also listed as JST 460. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code C = offered at least once every two years

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Identify the major causes of the Holocaust.
  2. Explain different factors that influenced the actions and choices of Holocaust perpetrators, collaborators, bystanders and victims.
  3. Assess the persuasiveness of historians' claims about the past.
  4. Interpret primary source evidence to make claims about the past.



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